There is nothing

(There is deep inside, silent, without cause or reason

in core of my soul

an eternal pain and deafening sadness which

as long as I can remember

has always been there)

There is no drink that will get me drunk enough

            to forget and deaden that pain

There is no drug that will get me high enough

            to put a smile on that sadness

No vision or dream that could ever come true

            that would make this life worth the living

            or it’s ending worth the dying

Only the smile in your eyes,

            the joy in your words and

            the kiss of your lips on mine

 that makes it so.